# redox-os/tfs

Mirror of https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/tfs

Repository: https://github.com/redox-os/tfs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tfs
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: filesystem, fs, redox, seahash, zmicro, chashmap, mlcr, rust, tfs
Last push: 2024-02-07T21:58:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3606, "days_push": 938, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2940, forks 123 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:30.991980+00:00)

## What it is
TFS is a next-generation, modular file system written in Rust for Redox OS, inspired by ZFS with features like copy-on-write, full-disk compression, checksums, and revision history. It has been superseded by RedoxFS and is no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- implement a modern copy-on-write file system in Rust
- study file system design with compression and checksums
- explore concurrent lock-free file system structures
- find a ZFS-inspired file system for Redox OS
- learn how revision history can be built into a file system

## When to choose
- you want to study or fork the design ideas that later went into RedoxFS
- you need Rust reference code for CoW, checksumming, or compressed file system internals

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready or maintained file system - use RedoxFS instead
- you need a file system for general Linux use
- you expect active development or support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: file-system, compression, cryptography
- domain: operating-systems, files, performance
- platform: rust
- tags: filesystem, copy-on-write, redox-os, zfs-alternative, checksums, snapshotting, linux

## Member repositories
- redox-os/tfs (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.991980+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:32:57.693111+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/redox-os/tfs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.991980+00:00, sha 296206b4fa3b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.